About this episode

This episode explores how the strengths of each Enneagram type can become self-sabotaging behaviors and offers insights on recognizing these shifts.

Every Enneagram type has a strength that helps them shine, until it gets overused and starts causing damage. In this episode, Damon and Kelly unpack how each type’s greatest gift can quietly turn into a defense mechanism, and how to spot that shift before it hurts your relationships, leadership, or self-awareness. From Type 1’s integrity becoming criticism, to Type 9’s peace becoming disappearance, this episode walks through all nine types with practical examples and honest reflection. You’ll...

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Hosts: Damon, Kelly

Topics covered

• Enneagram types
• self-sabotage
• strengths and weaknesses
• relationships
• leadership
• self-awareness

Keywords

• Enneagram
• self-sabotage
• strengths
• relationships
• leadership
• self-awareness
• Type 1
• Type 9

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Books & works: Enneagram

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